A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}

This was sure a mixed-emotion weekend for us. I wrote a while back about how one of our brother-cats, Sam, was sick. At 9.5 yo he developed a tumor at the base of his nose. It was cancerous, and this Saturday, after close to a year, we sent Sammy to the Rainbow Bridge. He was a gentle and loving cat and will be very missed, but it was definitely time. A robust 17 pounder when healthy, he weighed under 10 pounds on Saturday. The mixed part is that on Christmas Eve, while at a friends house, I met someone who knew someone who is getting divorced and had a cat that needed a new home. We picked up Nala on Sunday afternoon. I'll post some pictures when I can, but she is a beautiful 4 yo, off-white with orange ears and a shortish orange tail. Very pretty. She is a love bug, though she is still hiding a lot - right now we're not sure where she is! Interestingly the dogs are OK with her but our other brother-cat, Shadow, is still deciding.
Sorry to be so long, just wanted to share!